TOBA’S Yearling Sale offers 114 lots – as new stallions hit the ring
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The 2018 Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders (TOBA) Yearling Sale, as is usual, showcases a number of new stallions. This year's Yearling Sale takes place on Sunday, Novemver 11, in the official car park at Caymanas Park. Paradise Farm's Bern Identity, an eight-year-old offspring of Bernstein, was a winner of six races and […]
Burger King Super Day is getting close, post positions to be known on Wednesday
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The official countdown for the 2018 Burger King sponsored Super Day of racing is well and truly on. With only five days to go (November 10, 2018), trainers, jockeys and grooms are busy preparing their horses for the races on offer with the three main ones being, the Burger King Superstakes (10-furlongs […]
Foreign raiders set sights on Australia's Melbourne Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Irish trained five-year-old Yucatan will likely start favourite in Australia's Melbourne Cup, expected to be run on a soft track at Flemington racecourse. Trained at Tipperary by regular Cup campaigner Aidan O'Brien, Yucatan became favourite for the 158th running of the two-mile handicap on Tuesday when he easily won the Herbert […]
More than a farm: Old Friends gives new life to racehorses
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — It's been more than 20 years since Michael Blowen sat down to chat it up with Hollywood A-listers like actor Jack Nicholson, but the effect celebrities have on their fans is still fresh on his mind. "I know how excited people get when they see a movie star," said Blowen, remembering […]